Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Author's Note: Uh, thanks for the reviews! Uh, uh, well, uh, you will met the last 1st year Gryffindor in this one. It's nearly nine pages, think that will keep you? Anyways, I'm going to start on Chapter 4 now. Take care! J Thanks again for the great reviews!

Disclaimer: I own Maria Blankenship, Jessica Marshal, Natalie Wilkins, Sukie Jones, Alexandria Halliburton, ect. I'm sure you can pick out the ones I own. The rest belong to J.K. Rowling.

"Wake up!" called Natalie Wilkins, as she pulled Lily's curtains open. Lily groaned.

"What time is it?" She said as she blindly fumbled for the curtains so she could close them again.

"Time for you to get up!" Natalie said in her annoyingly cheerful voice.

"But it's Sunday. I need my sleep. Go away." Mumbled Lily when she finally found her curtains and pulled them shut. She rolled over clutching her stuffed bear. Natalie walked over to the other said and opened the curtains quietly. With a few well chosen words, she got Lily to jump out of bed screaming.

"Argh! You witch!" a soaking wet Lily yelled as she attacked Natalie who moved out of the way.

"Lily, hush! You'll wake up the others," Natalie teased. Lily poked her tongue out at Natalie and pulled on her robes. She pulled her wet hair in a ponytail while cursing Natalie.

"Lily?" Maria asked sleepily as she got out of bed, "why are you wet?"

"I went for a swim in the lake, Maria," Lily said.

"Really," yawned Jessica, who was also waking up.

"No! Natalie drenched me while trying to get me up for goodness knows what!" Lily said irritably.

"Touchy, touchy," Natalie said and smiled, "I was going to get you two up next, but I figured Lily would do the work for me."

"Why in the name of Dumbledore did you get us up at this time of the day on a Sunday?" Lily snapped. She still wasn't happy with Natalie. The other two girls started to get dressed.

"This time of the day," Natalie giggled, "is almost noon!" She collapsed on Lily bed and laughed so hard tears started to run down her cheeks. Lily poked her tongue out at Natalie before she left the room. Sirius and James were sitting by the fire playing Wizard Chess. Actually, Sirius was staring at the board and James was close to fall asleep in his chair.

"Just move, Sirius," James yawned. Lily sat down next to Sirius so that she could watch the game. The chessmen were yelling directions at Sirius.

"Are you alive, Sirius?" Lily asked, stifling a laugh.

"No, I don't think he is," Sirius said as he finally moved.

"Then can I have his broom?" James asked.

"No," Sirius said, "and move. It's your turn." James glanced at the board and moved one of his pieces.

"Well, I'm going to have lunch," Lily announced as she glared at Natalie who was coming down the stairs with Maria and Jessica.

"Wait Lily! I'm coming with you!" Maria said as she ran to Lily. Some of the older students gave them harsh glances as they hurried out of the room so that Natalie wouldn't follow.

"How can Natalie be so cheerful all the time?" Lily asked Maria as they slowed down to a walk.

"I don't know, I just don't know. Why did she wake us up? Why couldn't she let us sleep?" Natalie moaned when they walked into the Great Hall. A straggling few students were eating breakfast. There were seven Gryffindors all sitting together talking among them selves.

"Who are they?" Lily whispered to Maria as they sat down at the opposite end of the table.

"It's the Gryffindor Quidditch Team. There's Kate Lyn Abbot, she's seeker, and Kent Douglass, he's the Keeper and Captain. Then Beaters, Brandon Adams and Payton Tellers. I'm going to try out to be a Beater for next year. Also Chasers Grace Lemmings, Sally Dells and Dallas Jennings. We're suppose to have a good team this year." Maria said.

"Quidditch?" Lily asked puzzled. She had heard James and Sirius talk about them before, but she never asked. It wasn't wise to interrupt them.

"It's kinda like Muggle basketball only high in the air on brooms. Sometime during their practice I'll take you out there and explain it to you. It's simple and complicated. Oh great, here comes Natalie!" Maria said as she bit into a large turkey sandwich. Lily took a drink of her iced pumpkin juice as Natalie and Jessica sat across from Maria and Lily.

"Guess what," she said excitedly.

"What?" Lily said impatiently; she was still angry with Natalie.

"Guess," Natalie said cheerfully with a vast grin on her face.

"The world has come to an end?" Lily asked sarcastically.

"No," Jessica said, "we have flying lessons with Hufflepuffs tomorrow afternoon."

"Spoil the fun, why don'tcha," Natalie said huffily.

"Really," Maria said and turned back to her food. Natalie rambled on about Brendan Dickens and how cute his was. Maria and Lily just ignored her and continued. James walked in and sat down next to Lily.

"I figured I could come down here and eat while Sirius is deciding where to move," James said quietly to Lily and she laughed.

"What are you two lovebirds giggling about this time?" Sirius asked as he sat down next to James.

"Lovebirds? I think I've just lost my appetite," Lily said and stormed out of the room with Maria.

"What did Sirius do this time?" Maria asked.

"He has gone too far!" Lily exploded after she explained what he did to Maria.

"It doesn't seem that bad, I mean, calling you two lovebirds and all," Maria said as they sat down next to the lake.

"Its not just that. He spilt green ink all over my homework, and he stole my books before Transfiguration-my worst subject, he's so-so-" Lily said, but was interrupted.

"Handsome? Charming? Dashing? Smart?" Sirius answered as he sat down in between the two girls.

"No, I was going for arrogant, idiotic, stupid, and annoying," Lily said glaring at Sirius who poked his tongue at her.

"I'm leaving, and Sirius? Please don't follow me," Lily said haughtily as she left.

"What's her problem?" Sirius asked Maria as they watched Lily leave.

"I dunno. She's not a morning person, I guess," Maria said.

"But its afternoon," Sirius said looking at Maria strangely.

"Yes, but Natalie woke her up today by soaking her with water and she's still grumpy. You weren't helping too much," Maria explained.

"But she's so easy! She has a temper to match her hair," Sirius laughed.

Lily walked back into the Great Hall. Natalie was boring James with her talk on who-knows-what. He looked up brightly when she sat down.

"Thank goodness. I was just thinking about the best way to look like I was paying attention while I was really asleep," James muttered to Lily.

"What's she talking about, anyway?" Lily asked him quietly.

"No clue. I lost her after her first word." James yawned.

"Why didn't you just leave?" Lily asked.

"I tried. She pulled me down. C'mon. I'll teach you to play chess." James said as they both got up. To their amusement, Natalie kept talking.

"Half an hour later, she's going to suddenly realize that you're gone," Lily laughed when they got up to the Commonroom.

"Yup. Do you know how to play chess?" James asked her as they sat down in the chairs in front of the fire.

"Yes. I would play Petunia and beat her all the time. Either I was good or she was unusually horrible," laughed Lily. They sat quietly occasionally talking and playing chess when Sirius came in with a stupid grin on his face. Maria was right behind him, laughing so hard he could hardly stand.

"What'd you do this time, Sirius?" James rolled his eyes at his best friend.

"They Slytherin Quidditch team is now wearing robes that say 'I love Gryffindors,'" Sirius said.

"Oh, is that all?" Lily said and turned back to the game.

"And that prat, Malfoy, has purple hair," Maria added.

"And Snape has 'I love Olivia' written all over his face," Remus, James and Sirius' friend, added when he walked in.

"Not to mention that Jennifer Sims, Hailey White, and Elizabeth Gean, are all attached at the hips and can't agree about anything," giggled Sirius.

"And just how many detentions did you get?" James grinned.

"None, yet. McGonagall was in the Hospital Wing getting whiskers off her face," Maria said cheerfully.

"How did that happen, Sirius?" Lily looked at Sirius, expecting him to have done it.

"It was Peter Pettigrew while he was getting tutoring for Transfiguration," Sirius said.

"Ahh," Lily said, and realizing that it was her turn, she moved a pawn.

"Not a good move, Miss!" one of James' pieces laughed. Lily dumped the chessboard on James' lap.

"Nice one, Lily," Sirius giggled.

"I give up!" Lily threw her hands in the air and left the room.

"Not an afternoon person, either, eh?" Sirius said. Maria couldn't answer because she was laughing so hard.

"Chess?" James asked Sirius as he set the game up again.